Deputy MLRO, UK

nsave is a fintech company headquartered in London. Founded by Amer Baroudi and Abdallah AbuHashem, our vision is to "Protect and grow the wealth of the financially excluded". We have built a global platform that provide trusted USD accounts, global payments, and investments for individuals from distressed economies, where inflation is high and banking systems are unstable. Our compliance-by-design approach and proprietary technology allow us to deliver these services securely and at scale.

To date, nsave has raised $22M from leading investors including Sequoia Capital, TQ Ventures, Y Combinator, and SV Angel. Our team has grown 200% in the last year, and with so much more ahead, we're just getting started!

Learn more at www.nsave.com.

📍 Location: Role based in London

As our Deputy Money Laundering Reporting Officer (DMLRO), you will support the Head of Compliance & MLRO in overseeing and strengthening nsave's financial crime framework. This is a business-critical and regulatory-required role, central to ensuring we operate with the highest standards of integrity and compliance.

You will:

• Provide oversight and constructive challenge across all aspects of financial crime risk
• Support the design, enhancement, and execution of our risk management and compliance monitoring frameworks
• Act as a key escalation point for financial crime matters, including fraud and money laundering investigations
• Be able to oversee the Suspicious Activity Reporting framework and help deliver financial crime training
  
  

• Have a minimum of 2 years experience in financial crime compliance within an FCA or EU financially regulated company
• Have experience building or overseeing Suspicious Activity Reporting process for FCA regulated firms
• Strong track record of building and enhancing risk management frameworks, internal controls, and compliance monitoring programmes
• Deep subject matter expertise in financial crime (including fraud and money laundering)
• Experience conducting investigations and engaging directly with regulators
• Excellent communication skills and sound judgment, with the ability to provide effective oversight and challenge
• Can demonstrate effective use of AI for compliance purposes
• ACAMS, ICA or equivalent professional certification (highly desirable)
  
  

• Support and deputise for the MLRO in fulfilling regulatory obligations and maintaining an effective AML/CTF framework
• Oversee and enhance financial crime policies, procedures, and internal controls
• Lead financial crime advisory, assurance, and testing activities across the business
• Drive investigations into suspicious activity, fraud, and AML-related matters, ensuring robust documentation and escalation
• Engage confidently with regulators and external stakeholders when required
• Partner closely with Product, Operations, Engineering, and Leadership to embed compliance-by-design across the platform
• Openly working with cross functional stakeholders to deliver business critical items
  
  

Alongside technical excellence, we look for people whose values align with ours:

• Service - "Mission First": We put the mission, our customers, and our team above self.
• Urgency - "Stay focused. Move fast": We act with urgency and intention, concentrating on what matters most.
• Ownership - "Act as an Owner": We take responsibility for outcomes end-to-end.
• Standards - "Pursue Excellence": We hold ourselves to high personal standards and continuously improve.
  
  

Please apply only if you:

• Are deeply motivated by nsave's mission and the problems we are solving
• Thrive in high-ownership, high-accountability environments
• Are comfortable operating with urgency and ambiguity
• Want to build and scale robust financial crime controls in an early-stage, high-growth fintech
  
  

• nsave Share Options (subject to eligibility and plan rules)
• 30 days Annual Leave: (+ 3 mandatory bank holidays: Christmas Day, Boxing Day, and New Year's Day).
  The other 5 UK bank holidays may be taken as flexible leave at any time during the year.
• Visa Sponsorship available
• Private Medical Insurance (Dental + Optical included)
• £500 GBP Health & Wellness Budget
• Individual Learning & Development Budget
• Season Ticket Loan Scheme
• Cycle to Work Scheme
  
  

nsave is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace and welcome applications from all backgrounds, identities, and experiences. We do not discriminate on the basis of age, gender, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, disability, or any other protected characteristic.